Competition entries were judged in February by an international panel of 44 executives from 17 countries. Judges represented a wide range of media-related companies.

INMA has run an annual competition rewarding excellence in media since 1937. This year’s Global Media Awards competition focused on six activities crucial to success:

Energising brands.

Creating new products.

Growing, engaging, and monetising audiences.

Growing advertising revenue.

Developing customer insights.

Instilling innovation.

“Across the media community internationally, creativity abounds,” said Earl J. Wilkinson, executive director and CEO of INMA. “Notable this year was the diversity of media companies, including television and digital, along with strong performances from the South Pacific and Scandinavia. The news media industry gets smarter as that diversity expands.”

The International News Media Association (INMA) is a global community of market-leading news media companies reinventing how they engage audiences and grow revenue in a multi-media environment. The INMA community consists of 8,000+ executives at 600+ media companies in 70+ countries. INMA has offices in the United States, Belgium, India, and El Salvador.

INMA Global Media Awards finalists

Editor's note: Finalists below are listed alphabetically. Group 1 represents regional/local brands. Group 2 represents global/national brands. Click on the entry name to view the campaign.